Cleartext storage of sensitive information in supportutils - CVE-2022-45154
Published: June 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU77143
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-45154
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SUSE
Affected software:
supportutils
supportutils
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exist due to iSCSI passwords are stored in clear text in supportconfig archive. A local user can view the archive and extract iSCSI passwords from it.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-45154
Install updates from vendor's website.